Boston Flora

Tag: South Shore Art Center

  • Wednesday, April 8, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, and Friday – Sunday, April 10 – 12, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm- The Rhythms of Stone

    Award-winning sculptor and author DJ Garrity will conduct a Garden Sculpture Workshop at the South Shore Art Center from 9 am – 3:30 pm on April 10, 11, and 12, and will give a kick off talk on Wednesday, April 8, from 6 – 7:30.  The South Shore Art Center is located at 119 Ripley Road in Cohasset.  The artist, who currently divides his time between France and West Ireland, is the former Sculptor in Residence of The Mount Rushmore National Memorial.  Garrity developed the hands-on workshop at Mount Rushmore as an interpretive training program in collaboration with the National Park Service of America.  Based on his book The Rhythms of Stone, the artist leads participants with no previous experience in a creative process using simple hand tools to create their own unique sculptures in stone for the home, garden, or gallery.  Workshop fee is $475, including materials and the use of hand tools.  Reservations may be made by calling 781-383-2787, or emailing info@ssac.org.  The artist talk is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested.

  • Wednesday, November 19, 10:00 am – Tablet Tech for Gardeners

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s November meeting will take place Wednesday, November 19, beginning at 10 am at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.  Continuing our exploration of Technology in the Garden, we welcome Sarah Roche who will speak on Tablet Tech for Gardeners. Sarah Roche teaches a variety of courses for all abilities throughout the year, focusing on botanical drawing and painting in watercolor. She currently teaches at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset MA, at the Copley Society in Boston and at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens for the Friends of Horticulture, where she is Education Director for the Certificate program in Botanical Art and Illustration . She will demonstrate how the tablet computer can be an invaluable tool in the garden – feel free to bring your tablet with you to this meeting. Open to the public but reservations are essential.  Please email info@bostonflora.com if you plan to attend.  Garden Club members will receive written notification of the event. One of Sarah’s beautiful watercolors is shown below, courtesy of the Copley Society.